Institute for the Conservation of Tropical EnvironmentsThe Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE) was established By Dr. Patricia Wright in 1991 to encourage and promote scientific research, training and conservation in the tropics. ICTE trains scientists at all levels through field-based courses, collaborations, and academic exchanges, organizes and conducts biodiversity research and ecological assessments of tropical ecosystems, and coordinates and catalogs the work of over 800 natural and social scientists with a particular emphasis on research work at Ranomafana National Park (RNP) in Madagascar.